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Sat 3 Nov
NEW LONDON ROAD POST OFFICE
The efforts of Councillor Chutter to secure increased postal facilities for the London
Road district have met with success, a sub-post office having been opened on
Monday, at the shop of Mr. Gale, grocer, at the Corner of London Road and Seaford
Road, for the sale of stamps, postal orders and money orders, also for old age
pensions, national savings and other business. This will undoubtedly prove a great
convenience to the residents in the immediate vicinity. A pillar-box has been erected
and telephone calls will also be taken.

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Sat 10 Nov
FLYING CLUB’S CONCERT
In aid of the funds of the newly-formed North Road Flying Club of Wokingham, the
Cheerio Concert Party gave a capital entertainment to a full house in the Town Hall
on Monday.

GUY FAWKES’ DAY
The renaissance of Guy Fawkes celebrations all over country was fully shared by
Wokingham on Monday. For many years there has not been such a general exhibition
of bonfires, nor such continuous detonations of fireworks, which last, on this
occasion, were of considerably heavier calibre than usual, and aroused memories of
war-time air raids.

CHANGE OF COMMAND
It was announced at the recent prize-giving of the local Territorials (“D” Company,
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4 Royal Berks) that Captain and Brevet Major A.C. Hughes, T.D., would be
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relinquishing command of the Company on October 31 , and that Lieut. S.G. Ford,
D.F.C., would assume command. It is satisfactory to note that the Company will again
be commanded by an officer with considerable local interests.

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Sat 2 Feb
DEATH OF MR. E.S. BARRY
The death occurred at his residence, 33 Broad Street, Wokingham, on Wednesday
night, from heart trouble, of Mr. E. Stephenson Barry, the well-known Wokingham
solicitor, after a few days’ illness. Mr. Barry, who was a churchwarden at St. Paul’s
Church, Wokingham, was a partner in the old firm of Cooke Cooper and Barry,
Solicitors, of Wokingham, who have been for many years solicitors to the Bear Wood
Estate.

TOWN BAND
The Town Band made their usual monthly visit to the men’s meeting at St. Paul’s
School on Sunday, the assistant bandmaster, Mr. R. Milsom, conducting.
At a meeting of the band on Monday it was decided to purchase six more new
instruments if terms could be arranged with Messrs. Boosey and Co. This will put the
band instrumentally on a similar footing to other bands in the Reading district. Some

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